Leading High Performing Organizations

 

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Leading has never been easy. From our first experiment trying to convince our classmates to follow us, to receiving our first official assignment at work, leadership has always demanded our best effort. That hasn’t changed – but something else has. The complexity of the problems we face and the organizations we lead has increased exponentially. Perhaps this complexity finds its energy in the scope of your enterprise, or it may merely be a function of increased volume. These are great problems to have ... if leaders can orchestrate an appropriate response.

Most of us began our leadership journey utilizing an approach with striking similarities to the game of checkers -- a fun, highly reactionary game -- often played at a frantic pace. Any strategies we employed in this style of leadership were limited if not rudimentary. The opportunities in our world for leaders to play checkers and be successful are dwindling. The game today for most leaders can better be compared to chess. A game in which strategy matters; a game in which individual pieces have unique abilities that drive unique contribution; a game in which heightened focus and a deeper level of thinking are required to win.

Although comparing chess to checkers provides a rich metaphor for leaders, it is much more than that. The game of chess contains four specific parallels that can inform, and transform, any organization seeking new levels of performance. We’ve positioned each of these ideas as a “move” your organization can make to draw closer to your goals. Collectively, these moves can be your blueprint for sustained high performance. In this journey, we’ll take a deeper look at twelve best practices to help you translate the four moves into action in your organization. Use the workbook and discussion with other leaders to strategize and put what you learn into practice. If you consistently make the moves outlined here, over time, you will position your organization to win – and you will too!

The Content and Structure

The Lead Organizations Journey program consists of 11 courses that cover the 5 key servant leadership moves and their corresponding best practices of high performance organizations -- a total of 12 best practices. The underlying concepts, related topics, and best practice steps or tips for development of each skill are divided into two courses with recommended workbook and other activities. The program is bookended courses that introduce and summarize the journey. A mid journey review course is also provided.

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